User talk:Ryderofpelham123

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Talk:Diego's Hair Salon/GA1
Hi Ryderofpelham123, welcome to Wikipedia, and thanks for your willingness to get involved in Good Article reviews. I agree with your general view that Diego's Hair Salon is a rather small article on a rather small topic - however it's not part of the GA criteria to assess notability, so we don't fail articles on that basis. We have criteria which we apply - Good article criteria - and it's useful to contributors to articles nominated for GA to go through the criteria on the review page, indicating where the article meets the criteria, and where it doesn't so the contributors know what work is needed. It is also usual for reviewers to then put the review on hold to allow contributors to do the work needed to meet the criteria. Would you like me to assist you with going through the criteria on that article?  SilkTork  *YES! 11:06, 16 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the warm welcome and advice. I appreciate you asking me about my decision before attempting to make a change.  I didn't realize that you could not fail an article based on notability.  In any event, I revisited the article and have come to the conclusion that it is still too short and there is not enough detail to warrant a good article approval.  Also, it is rated start - class (not even B).  In my experience (which is very little), I have only put a nomination on hold if the article seems easily fixable.  At best, this article needs a major expansion.  Let me know if you feel differently.

Ryderofpelham123 (talk) 23:41, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I think it's worth going through the GA criteria together on that article. That will give you a feel for the process, and provide valuable feedback for the contributors. I'll put up a checklist on the review page. I'll give my comments, and put up a second checklist for you to put up your comments.
 * If anyone feels an article is not notable they can put it up for discussion at WP:AfD, or suggest WP:Merging it into a parent article - which in this case would be Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.. Having looked at the parent article I note that the Hair Salon is not mentioned. My personal feeling is that Diego's Hair Salon would be more appropriate as a section in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C. than as a standalone article. It is appropriate to make additional comments and suggestions during a GA review, and I would make that comment. It is possible that an article could be a Good Article and still be put up for deletion or merger at AfD as the GA process doesn't measure notability. The GA process measures if the article is verifiable and is well written and complies with certain basic style and policy issues. Notability is a separate assessment.  SilkTork  *YES! 08:55, 17 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi. Let me know if you wish to continue with this review. If not, then I will suggest to the nominator that they renominate the article, and will conduct the review myself. If I have not had a response from you in seven days I will proceed with the renominating route. Regards  SilkTork  *YES! 10:45, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

It is not September 27th yet :( and I did make some changes. Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 00:26, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Future GA Reviews
Let me know if you wish to do any more GA reviews, and I'll be happy to go through them with you. We need more people willing to do GA reviews, so your assistance is most welcome. New (and some not so new) reviewers sometimes don't follow the GA criteria closely enough, and use their personal views and opinions too much, so there are guidelines to help reviewers focus on the criteria - see What the Good article criteria are not. The length of articles nominated for GA has been a question sometimes asked - see Wikipedia_talk:Good_article_nominations/Archive_12. The nature of GA is such that nothing is fixed in stone, and articles can be renominated or reassessed quite easily, so don't worry too much about making mistakes - it is better that you jump in and learn, than not get involved. However, it can be helpful to reflect on what one is doing, and to get feedback now and again.  SilkTork  *YES! 01:37, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the advice and offer. I think I am starting to get comfortable, but will need help. By the way, are you an admin or officer of some sort? Ryderofpelham123 (talk) 03:04, 23 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm an admin. I also have some experience of writing and reviewing Good Articles. And I know that working in a new area of Wikipedia is easier when someone is prepared to help rather than criticise. Like many users I've now and again encountered some sharp remarks when not doing things in the normal manner in some aspect of Wikipedia, and I didn't find that at all helpful! New users get snapped at quite a lot, yet we were all new users at some point. Pick an article from WP:GAN, and we can go through it together, and discuss any points where we disagree.  SilkTork  *YES! 08:57, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: John Parascandola
Hello Ryderofpelham123. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of John Parascandola, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: It does not fit G5, as the page was not created by the blocked user, and others have made substantial contributions; and it does not fit G10 as it is not an attack page. Thank you. JohnCD (talk) 22:17, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I see I am wrong on one point: the article was created by the blocked user Andyjoe7and8; however, the definition of G5 is "Pages created by banned or blocked users in violation of their ban or block, and which have no substantial edits by others;" Andyjoe7and8 was not blocked at the time he created the article, and there have been substantial contributions by others, in particular a major cleanup and de-peacock by Toddst1. Why did you think it was an attack page? In its current form it seems to me quite neutral and factual. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 22:52, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Thanks
Can you give me examples of some spelling mistakes on the Ministry of Justice (Soviet Union) article, if you could do that i'd appreciate it. Second, sadly, there exists no other images for the Ministry of Justice, it sucks! Anyhow, could you give me some examples of my spelling errors? --TIAYN (talk) 22:28, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks!!! I've responded to some of your comments on the review page. .--TIAYN (talk) 08:29, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
 * No, I've never been a Soviet or Russian citizen, but it would make sense seeing that only a Soviet or a Russian would be interested in a now defunct Soviet Ministry. I'm something much more boring, a Norwegian. I've been able to learn myself some Russian however, in recent years. I edit Russia-related articles, because of one sole reason, Russia is still very different from the rest of Europe (and the Weste in general) culturally, socially, and politically + I'm very interested in mass ideologies + It's always interesting to learn that life in the USSR wasn't as bad as i learnt at School; with the exception of the Stalin Era of course.

Since you asked, I currently have six Good Article nominations waiting a reviewer. If you are interested in review some of them, please do! --TIAYN (talk) 08:05, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Politics and government
 * Nikolai Tikhonov, a Soviet Premier
 * Nikolai Podgorny, a Soviet head of state
 * Andrei Kirilenko (politician), a Soviet Secretariat member
 * Andrei Gromyko, longest serving Soviet Foreign Minister
 * World History
 * Fyodor Kulakov, the man who appointed Gorbachev to the Politburo
 * Transport
 * Transport in the Soviet Union


 * Hello, I just wanted to let you know that I changed your assessment of Transport in the Soviet Union to GA-class. Firstly, let me apologise; I changed it because I thought you'd made a mistake, but I see from your comment elsewhere that it wasn't. You can change it back, but I'd recommend leaving it at GA-class for now. Generally "A-class" is determined after a more thorough review, often by a group of editors within a wiiproject. the criteria are more extensive than those for GA-class. Thankyou for getting involved in GA reviews, and I don't want to put you off at all. Again, sorry for assuming that you'd made a mistake, but assessing articles as A-class is a bit of a leap from GA-class and I just wanted to make sure you're aware of that. Regards, -- Beloved Freak  22:04, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for promoting it to GA-class and A-class! :) I really appreciate it! --TIAYN (talk) 09:55, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm planning to nominate it for GA. I've just finished referencing, and expanding, the economy and politics and government section.. It will take some time before i'm finished with the history section, It will need a major overhaul. You will be the first user to know when i'm finished with.--TIAYN (talk) 18:51, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Sleeping Dogs
Hey, I just finished polishing the Sleeping Dogs (video game) article, fixing refs and the development, front section of the page. I was trying to find someone to GA review it, but I can't find any. Would you consider to do the review for the article? It would be of immense grattitude. URDNEXT talk 15:39, 7 June 2014 (UTC)

Asian 10,000 Challenge invite
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Europe 10,000 Challenge invite
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